Report examines how land, water and energy must be managed as a whole
Monday, 21 May 2012 Toby Price Politicians globally must confront growing scarcity of natural resources in order to enable a transformation towards inclusive and sustainable growth over the coming decades concludes the team leader ...
Execs in solar, wind, ethanol and electric vehicles top Forbe’s list of green billionaires
Friday, 18 May 2012 REM Brazil’s Rubens Ometto , Germany’s Aloys Wobben and Elon Musk of the US all made Forbes Magazine list of the world’s greenest billionaires this year, and according to the magazine, they and thei...
Mining industry ramps up investments in renewables
Friday, 18 May 2012 REMNew forecasts by Pike Research indicate that investments in renewable energy by the mining industry will reach almost $20 billion by 2020, as the sector attempts to cut costs and clean up its act.
Call for $500 million to fund off-grid solutions ahead of Rio+20
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 Toby Price Shortly after the IMF released details of a paper concluding that oil prices may double over the coming decade, twenty of the world's leading off-grid clean energy entrepreneurs have sent a letter to ...
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Masters of green energy to power the renewables revolution
Tuesday, 15 May 2012 REMThe UK's first master’s degree programme focused on teaching students advanced skills in project management for the renewables sector has been launched.
IEA continues with energy efficiency, renewables drive
Tuesday, 15 May 2012 Toby Price After unveiling an early excerpt of its Tracking Clean Energy Progress report – Energy Technology Perspectives 2012 (release date June 2012) at the third Clean Energy Ministerial in London in April,...
New support schemes announced for renewables on either sides of Pacific
Monday, 14 May 2012 Toby Price This month, two new countries on opposite sides of the Earth have announced plans to introduce schemes to encourage the deployment of new renewable energy capacity. Japan has announced a series of fee...
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Queen announces reforms of electricity market
Thursday, 10 May 2012 Toby Price Yesterday, Her Majesty The Queen delivered her annual speech at the state opening of Parliament. As part of her speech, the Queen announced that the Government will propose reforms to the electricity ...
WATT, did you say? New interactive e-book launched
Thursday, 10 May 2012 Toby Price The US’s leading clean energy youth empowerment organisation, Focus the Nation, has published an new interactive e-book entitled The WATT to complement and enhance its user's guide to energy in the ...
Top 10 stories in May 2011
Bioenergy favourite with readers this time last year
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 Toby Price A round-up of our most popular articles in May 2011 reveals a penchant among readers for news on bioenergy as the spring blooms arrived. The same month, the UK’s respected Committee on Climate Chang...
Administration official to address future of fuel cells in US at D.C. conference
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